MNS chief Raj Thackeray who was until sometime considered to be a potential ally of the BJP. Has hit out at the BJP. Let’s discuss the full story and let’s also discuss the possible reason behind this change in tone of the MNS chief. “Our Amit (Thackeray’s son) was going somewhere and toll naka was broken. The BJP said first learn to build roads and then toll booths. I think the BJP should learn to build its party without breaking MLAs from other parties,” Thackeray said. Thackeray was referring to an incident last month when a toll naka was vandalized last month allegedly by some MNS workers after party leader Amit Thackeray was stopped there. Thackeray further also said: “They (BJP) level a gun at people’s heads and later induct them into the party.” Thackeray also took a swipe at DCM Ajit Pawar, he said: “All of them [Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction] rushed to the BJP once PM Modi spoke about their role in scams of ₹70,000 crore. So, Ajit Pawar should not fool the people of Maharashtra by claiming he joined the BJP for development.” The MNS chief did not stop there, he further attacked the government over the condition of roads. Thackeray said. More than 1,500 people had died between 2012 and 2022 on the Mumbai-Goa highway while 350 had already been killed in accidents along the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi expressway.
“The government will not put fencing along the Expressway, but it can immediately begin toll collection. Today, if one has to go to Ratnagiri in the Konkan, then one needs to take a U-turn – from Mumbai to Pune – and thence to Ratnagiri. The government is taking the electorate for granted. It knows that whatever happens, the electorate will keep voting for them,” Mr. Thackeray said. Now this is not the first time the MNS chief has raised his voice over the toll issue. Earlier in 2014 Thackeray had called a State-wide agitation against toll collection. Now why I said MNS could have been a potential ally of the BJP? Since the Shinde-Fadnavis government came to power, there have been multiple meetings between the MNS chief and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. Besides, Raj Thackeray was the first one to laud former CM Devendra Fadnavis after he accepted the post of DCM. Besides, During the Andheri East ByPoll, the BJP withdrew its candidate against Shiv Sena UBT candidate Rutuja Latke after Raj Thackeray’s letter urging BJP to not field a candidate against Latke who was fighting on her late husband’s seat. And obviously, Hindutva is another connecting factor. With all these factors at hand, the BJP and MNS were expected to be allies and now suddenly the MNS chief has hit out at the BJP which has increased the distance between the two parties.
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